CVE-2016-8656

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—
Jboss jbossas before versions 5.2.0-23, 6.4.13, 7.0.5 is vulnerable to an unsafe file handling in the jboss init script which could result in local privilege escalation.
CVSS

Versión: 3.0
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.35%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 27
Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Redhat — Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
CWE

CWE-284
CWE-264
Referencias

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